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HR 7826 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Animal protection and human-animal relationships Gambling Mammals

Greyhound Protection Act of 2020

Introduced: July 29, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jul 29, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 29, 2020
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Greyhound Protection Act of 2020

This bill amends a statute that prohibits using wire communications for certain types of gambling to explicitly state that the statute does not authorize gambling on commercial greyhound racing taking place using wire communications. The bill also amends the statute to explicitly state that the statute does not permit transporting animals for conducting or furthering commercial dog racing, live lure training, or field coursing.

What's happening now July 29, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 2
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Dec 3, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Dec 3, 2020
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Dec 3, 2020
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 3, 2020
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Dec 3, 2020
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Vargas, Juan
California · Dec 3, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 11, 2020
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 29, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7826: Greyhound Protection Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7826/
MLA
"H.R. 7826: Greyhound Protection Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7826/.
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H.R. 7826, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7826/.
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[H.R. 7826: Greyhound Protection Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7826/)
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